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  • Nasdaq Software Upgrade Affects Three ECNs

    Date 06/10/1999

    The Nasdaq Stock Market® today announced that it experienced a general slowdown in its SelectNet system for several hours due to software changes implemented Tuesday night that were designed to accommodate the extension of its trade reporting and quotation systems for after-hours trading. Three electronic communication networks (ECNs) were affected and their quotations were temporarily withdrawn.

  • Derivatives Trading Up 37% In Paris

    Date 06/10/1999

    More than 18 million lots (18,238,920) changed hands on ParisBourse SBF SA derivatives markets in September, 37% more than in August. This makes September the year's second most active month after January, when 20.4 million lots were traded. The total for the nine months to September 30 was 140 million lots compared with 90 million for the whole of 1998.

  • CBOT Fed Funds Contract Sets New Volume Record, Year-To-Date Volume Up 22% From Last Year

    Date 06/10/1999

    The Chicago Board of Trade announced today that CBOT members set a new daily volume record in the 30-day Federal Funds futures contract yesterday, trading 16,253 contracts. The record was set on the same day the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, at which the target Federal Funds interest rate is determined for the cash market.

  • CBOE Sets New All Time Total Volume Record In September Average Daily Volume At Record Level

    Date 06/10/1999

    The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that total option volume during the month of September set a new record for monthly volume. Volume year-to-date is also at record levels. A total of 22,117,963 option contracts (13,387,680 calls, 8,730,283 puts) traded during the month of September at CBOE, surpassing the previous monthly record of 21,465,249 contracts set in April, 1999. Year-to-date option volume reached a record high of 173,597,649 contracts (109,430,364 calls, 64,167

  • ASX Year 2000 Disclosures

    Date 06/10/1999

    In August 1999 ASX wrote to listed entities regarding each entity's potential exposure to Year 2000 computer problems. Information was requested so that ASX could be satisfied that entities were meeting their continuous disclosure obligations under ASX listing rule 3.1. Listed entities were requested to provide that information by 30 September 1999. As at 31 August 1999 there were 1261 listed entities (note that exempt foreign issuers and debt issuers were not required to comply) on the Official